The opener smashed an unbeaten 101 off 102 balls to steer a chase of 217 and give the side an unprecedented fourth Under-19 World Cup title

From nearly having to go home on his first day at the tournament to preparing to play for the trophy, the India pacer's journey in this competition has been reminiscent of the rest of his career so far: a fight

With India possessing in-form openers, a healthy mix of allrounders and an injury-free squad, Australia have more questions to answer ahead of the big final

The Australia head coach also heaped praise on India's pace attack and brushed aside lingering effects of that opening game loss to India

From giving up aloo paranthas to understanding the importance of academics as a back-up option, Param has always been motivated by challenges set by his family

Four dropped catches and three missed run-outs - had Pakistan taken a few of them, the semi-final against India could well have taken a different course

The India Under-19 batsman showed remarkable composure during his match-winning hundred in the World Cup semi-final against Pakistan

The three-time champions will now face Australia in the final on Saturday

You wouldn't find fans hassling for tickets, security personnel rushing to get mechanisms in place, television cameras trailing players, and lengthy press conferences, but that is not to say there is no excitement

India-Pakistan clashes have never been short of passion and excitement at the Under-19 World Cup. We look at five memorable clashes from previous editions

Jason Sangha was thrilled with the way his batsmen overcame the challenge posed by Afghanistan's spinners in the semi-final in Christchurch

Three-time champions Australia will now face the winner of the second semi-final, to be played between India and Pakistan on Tuesday

Kings XI Punjab's new recruit from Afghanistan is a 16-year-old who bowls offbreaks, legbreaks, the carrom ball and the googly, and can't get enough of Real Madrid merchandise

The threat of Mujeeb Zadran and Zahir Khan is substantial but captain Jason Sangha has reiterated that he wants his players to concentrate on their game

Representing India at the Under-19 World Cup, there was already enough on the minds of Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw. And then, the IPL auction came along

India's aggression, Bangladesh's diffidence and an animated war of words between the two sides - a look at all the talking points from the quarter-final

The duo combined to stroke decisive knocks to lead India past 250 before Bangladesh were bowled out in 42.1 overs

Bangladesh Under-19s have not played in eight days, but coach Damien Wright is sure they will be fresh when they face India on Friday

Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan Under-19 captain, has dedicated the team's maiden entry into the World Cup semi-finals to the victims of the attacks that have rocked Jalalabad and Kabul over the last two days

As many as nine India Under-19 players currently at the World Cup in New Zealand are among 578 cricketers who will go under the hammer